Mastectomy pain
Hi everyone I’m day 10 from double mastectomy with some skin saved for reconstruction. I have pain on both underarms and the cuts are so tight.. they are at the bottom of breast straight across and un...
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Hi @Pammy46,
At 2wks post op I needed a seroma drained off and then the pain eased considerably. The tape usually just gradually comes loose in the shower.I was much improved by 3wks and could drive.This was my prophylactic mastectomy I had 6mths ago. The one I had 12yrs ago took longer to recover from as it was following a previous lumpectomy and radiation. I had 6wks of seromas being drained and it took many months to settle down.It takes time- big gentle hug.
At 2wks post op I needed a seroma drained off and then the pain eased considerably. The tape usually just gradually comes loose in the shower.I was much improved by 3wks and could drive.This was my prophylactic mastectomy I had 6mths ago. The one I had 12yrs ago took longer to recover from as it was following a previous lumpectomy and radiation. I had 6wks of seromas being drained and it took many months to settle down.It takes time- big gentle hug.